Receptacle Outlet Height From Floor

If you are setting box heights prior to the installation of the subfloor floor covering or any underlayment be sure to account for this expected height difference.

Receptacle outlet height from floor.

Seemed out of place. The ada requirement is anywhere between 15 inches and 54 inches from the floor. The minimum height is 15 inches from the bottom of the receptacle box to the floor and the maximum height is 48 inches. The ada also establishes guidelines for the placement of outlets above counters and in other places that are hard to reach for people confined to wheelchairs.

The ada specifies a minimum of 15 inches 380 mm from the floor and depending on circumstances the maximum height being between 48 and 54 inches approx. 1 2 1 4 m. In basements garages and workshops it is often common to see them installed about 48 inches above the floor. Commonly recetpacles are installed 12 18 inches above floor height.

Electrical receptacle outlets on branch circuits of 30 amperes or less and communication system receptacles shall be located no more than 48 inches 1219 mm measured from the top of the receptacle outlet box nor less than 15 inches 381 mm measured from the bottom of the receptacle outlet box to the level of the finished floor or working platform. A common height for a wall outlet is between 12 to 16 inches to the bottom of the device. The nec has no official requirement concerning the height of a receptacle above any finished floor including the kitchen floor. The standard height for wall outlet boxes is about 12 inches from the top of the floor covering to the bottom of the receptacle box or 16 inches to the top of the box.

California also sets a maximum height 48 inches to the top of the box the same as required by the ada. I recommend that we all measure 19 to the top from the sub floor. In rare instances outlets are still installed in baseboards and in the floor with proper box covers. Todays inspection had receptacles installed about 48 inches above the floor in a bedroom.

Not everyone follows the same guidelines. The americans with disabilities act on the other hand specifies 15. This would mean 18 from finish floor to the top of the outlet box. This allows for hardwood floor installation.

In rare instances outlets are still installed in baseboards and in the floor with proper box covers.